Dr Eszter Somogyi
Biography
I studied Health Psychology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. I completed my PhD at the Paris Descartes University in 2007, exploring the sociocognitive development of children with autism spectrum disorders. I then worked as an assistant professor at the Eötvös Loránd University. In 2012, I obtained the ‘Research in Paris’ award which allowed me to join the Psychology of Perception Laboratory at the Paris Descartes University, where I worked on the development of tool use in infants, the early emergence of lateralization and more recently, the development of infants' awareness of their bodies. During this time, I was also employed as part-time lecturer at Paris West–Nanterre University. I joined the Department of Psychology here at 91¸£ÀûÍø in September 2017.
Research interests
My current research interests are focused on the following three main areas:
- the development of social learning in infants and toddlers: attributing intentions to human and non-human/robotic agents; contextual/emotional factors influencing social learning,
- the development of body knowledge: how tactile training/massage may influence infants’ knowledge about their own bodies; how motor skills training (postural/tactile training) may influence cognitive abilities,
- prosocial development in pre-schoolers; factors that influence or facilitate helping behaviours (effect of cognitive trainings such as mindfulness, effect of partner's group membership); how cooperation can be promoted in classrooms.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach on a variety of undergraduate modules on the Bsc Psychology and BSc Forensic Psychology courses and coordinate the seminars for our Exploring Psychology module. I also contribute to modules on the Masters programme in Health Psychology and coordinate the Theories and Intervention Approches module. Finally, as Associate Head for Global Engagement and Education Partnerships, I take part in the recruitment, induction and tutoring of the international students on our undergraduate and masters courses. I also support the management of our courses in counselling at Eastleigh College, our partner higher education provider.
Research outputs
2025
Crompton, K., Fasulo, A., Kaklamanou, D., Somogyi, E.
28 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Research output: Article
2024
Gibson, V., Taylor, D. J., Salphati, S., Somogyi, E., Nomikou, I., Davila Ross, M.
23 Oct 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 10, 18p., 240632
Research output: Article
Crompton, K., Kaklamanou, D., Fasulo, A., Somogyi, E.
1 May 2024, In: Mindfulness. 15
Research output: Article
2023
Okanda, M., Itakura, S., Király, I., Somogyi, E.
1 Jul 2023, In: Cognitive Development. 67, 13p., 101357
Research output: Article
Gibson, V., Somogyi, E., Nomikou, I., Taylor, D., Lopez, B., Mulenga, I. C., Davila Ross, M.
20 Jun 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 10p., 9969
Research output: Article
Barber, O. B., Somogyi, E., McBride, E. A., Proops, L.
1 May 2023, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 142, 11p., 107660
Research output: Article
Somogyi, E., Hamilton, M., Chinn, L. K., Jacquey, L., Heed, T., Hoffmann, M., Lockman, J. J., Fagard, J., O'Regan, J. K.
1 May 2023, In: Child Development. 94, 3, p. e154-e165, 12p.
Research output: Article
Potdevin, D., Adibpour, P., Garric, C., Somogyi, E., Dehaene-Lambertz, G., Rämä, P., Dubois, J., Fagard, J.
27 Apr 2023, In: Symmetry. 15, 5, 18p., 989
Research output: Article
2022
Guellai, B., Somogyi, E., Esseily, R., Chopin, A.
17 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology . 13, 12p., 923370
Research output: Article
2021
Somogyi, E., Salomon, L., Fagard, J.
1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 9, 2, p. 132-152
Research output: Article